Baling-press



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D. FORNIRASEO.

BALING PRESS.

Patented Oct. 29, 1889.

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D. FORNIRASEO.

BALING PRESS.

No. 414,036. Patented Oct. 29, 1889.

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DOMANECO FORNIRASEO, OF BELTON, TEXAS.

BALlNG-PRESS-.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,036, dated October29, 1889.

Application filed March 13, 1889. Sen'al No 303,072. (No model.)

To all whomit may concern.-

Be it known that I, DOMANECO FORNIRA- snofa citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Belton, in the county of Bell and State of Texas,have invented new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in baling-presses; and it consistsin certain novel features, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing thepress adapted to receive a charge. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing itarranged to allow the bale to be withdrawn. Fig. 3 is averticalsectional view looking toward the front, and Fig. 4 is a detail view ofthe operating mechanism.

The base of my improved press consists of the end bars or sills A A andthe beams B, secured to and extending between the ends of the said endbars. The front beam B is not as large as the rear beams, and thepressbox 0 is erected on the rear larger beams, as shown. The press-boxis provided in its ends with the vertical slots D, which register withthe space between the rear beams B, as shown. The follower-block E isarranged in the lower portion of the press-box, and is provided at itsends with the lateral tongues F, which enter the vertical slots D of thepress-box, and thereby guide the follower block in its movements. Thefollower-block is also provided at its ends with the lugs G, to which Ipivot the upper ends of the pitmen II, the lower ends of which pitmenare pivoted to the segmental gears I, which are journaled between therear beams B and mesh with each other, as clearly shown. These segmentalgears are set in motion byapinion J on a longitudinal shaft K, which isjournaled in suitable bearings 011 the under sides of the rear beams B.This pinion meshes with only one of the segmental gears, the othersegmental gear deriving its motion from the segmental gear which isdriven by the pinion. On the front end of the shaft K, I secure agear-wheel L, which is engaged by a pinion M, secured rigidly on a shaftN, which has its rear end journaled in a suitable bearing on the frontside of one of the beams B, and has its front end restingin a socket Oin a disk P, as shown. The shaft N is provided with a fixed disk Q, andon the said shaft, between the disks P Q, I arrange a loose band-pulleyR. The shaft of the disk P is journaled in a suitable bearing on theupper side of the front beam B, and is provided with a recess or socketS in its front end. On the under side of the front beam B, I provide theforwardly-projecting arm T, and to the said arm I pivot the lever U, thesaid le ver being provided with a pin V, which is adapted to enter therecess or socket S in the end of the shaft of the disk P. By thisarrangement, when the lever is pushed toward the press-box the disks P Qwill be made to bind against the opposite sides of the bandpulley B, sothat the motion of the said pulley will be communicated to the disks,and from them through the intermediate mechanism to the segmental gearsI and the pitmen H to raise the follower-block.

By the mechanism just described the plunger-block will be elevated, andin order that it may be held elevated while tying the bail I pivot tothe front side of the press-box a de tent at, which is provided at itsfree end with the notches b, adapted to engage the teeth of the pinionM, and thereby prevent movement of the gearing. This detent is thrownout of engagement with the said pinion bymeans of a sliding bar or rod0, mounted on the front side of the press-box and having its lower endpivoted to the detent above the pivot of the same. Then this sliding rodis depressed, the detent will be thrown out of engagement with thepinion, and when it is raised the detent will be thrown into engagementwith the pinion. \Vhen this detent just referred to is thrown out ofengagement with the pinion and the band-pulley is allowed to rotateloosely, the weight of the follower-block and the material thereon,combined with the weight of the pitmen and the other parts connectedthereto, will cause the followerblock to descend into position to admita fresh charge into the press-box; and in order to facilitate thisaction I provide the springs d, which have their lower free endsarranged to bear against the segmental gears and the pitmen, and whichhave their upper ends formed integral,with plates c, secured on thesides of the press-box. These springs force the segmental gears inwardand downward, so as to aid in lowering the follower-block, as will bereadily understood, and if so desired they may be formed separate fromthe plates 6 and secured thereto.

At the upper end of the press-box, in the front and rear sides of thesame, I provide the swinging doors 2, which are provided at or neartheir lower edges with the stops 3, which are adapted to hold thepressed material until a quantity sufficient to form a bale has beenpressed in the usual manner. These doors are formed of a series ofvertical slats or strips, so that the tying-wire may be easily passedthrough them and the press-box to tie the bale after it has been formed,and they are provided at their upper edges with the sills or bars 4, theends of which project beyond the doors, and are adapted, when the doorsare raised, to fit over the upper ends of the corner-posts of thepressbox. These bars or sills 4 are provided in their upper sides withnotches 5, which are engaged by latches 6, pivoted to. the doors 7, saidlatches fitting in the said notches and over the sides of the said barsor sills. The doors 7 are hinged to the ends of the pressboX, and areadapted to be turned downward to permit the bale to be more easilyhandled.

In the front side of the press-box, and below the door 2, I provide thegate or flap 8, which is arranged at the inner lower end of a chute orfeed-trought), projecting from the front side of the press, and adaptedto direct the material to be pressed into the press-box. This gate issufficiently heavy to be held normally closed by its own weight, and itis raised or opened by means of a rock-shaftlO, mounted on the frontdoor 2, and having a lever-arm 11 at one end by which it may beoperated. At or about its central portion this rock-shaft is providedwith a crank-armlQ,

and the said crank-arm is connected with the gate or fiap 8 by a chain13, as shown;

In practice, when it'is desired to form a bale, the doors 2 and! areswung upward, and the latches 6 are engaged over the cross-bars 5, so asto hold the several doors in their closed positions. The ends of thelatches engage over the edges of the cross-bars of the front and reardoors, and thereby prevent the said doors .from falling, while thenotches in said end bars pass up on opposite sides of the latches, andthereby prevent the same moving laterally, so as to permit the end doorsto fall. The gate or flap 8 is then raised, so as to'open the lower endof the chute or feedtrough, and-the material to be pressed is thenfed'into the press-box through the said chute or trough. When thematerial is fed into the press-box, it is directed onto thefollowerblock and supported thereby. The lever U is then pushed inward,so that the motion of the loose pulley R will be communicated, throughthe mechanism hereinbefore described, to the follower-block, and thefollower block thereby elevated. hen the followerblock is elevated, itcarries the material against the top of the press box, and therebycompresses the same. When the followerblock has been raised to itshighest point, the

lever U is pulled outward, so that the bandpulley R will rotate looselyupon its shaft, and the driving-gearing will be free to move in thereverse direction, so as to lower the follower-block to receive a freshcharge.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided avery compactly arranged press, which is easily operated, and by whichgreat power is applied to the materialto be pressed, so that the balewill be rapidly and positively formed. By means of the segmental gearsmeshing with each other and the pitmen connecting the same with the fol=lower-book the said follower-block will be raised evenly,.so as to move.squarely against the topof the press-box, andconsequently the bale willbe firmly pressed throughout. These segmental gears are furtheradvantageous'for the reason that as they mesh together they can be setin motion by a small pinion and i will act upon-each other, so as to'exerta strong leverage against the follower-block through the pitmen.

Whensuflicient material has been pressed to form'a bale, the tie-wiresare passed through the front and rear doors and across the bale,

eral doors are swung downward, as shown, and the bale removed The doorsare-then closed and the press is ready to form another bale,

My press can be used to compress any desired material; but is especiallyadapted for pressing hay and cotton, and its advantages are thought tobe obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. Thecombination of the vertical pressbox,,the follower-block movingtherein, the

. intermeshin g segmental gears arranged below the press-box andconnected with the followerblock to operate the same, the shaft N,having a fixed disk Q, the band-pulley loosely mounted on said shaftadjacent to said disk, the disk P, loosely mounted on said shaft andadapted tobind the band-pulley against the disk .Q,the, pivoted leveradapted to shift the disk P, and geari'ngb'etween the shaft N-and thesegmental gears, as set forth.

2. The combination of the main frame, the longitudinal shaft N, thepinion M on said shaft, the detent pivoted on the frame and having, aseries of notches in its end adapted to engage the teeth of the pinion,and the vertically-sliding bar mounted on the frame and pivoted to thedetent, all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

3. The combination of the vertical pressbOX, having afeed-opening in itsside, the chute projecting from the press-box and leadso as to securethe same, after which the sev follower-block and playing in the slots,mechanism for operating said gears, and the springs mounted on thepress-box and bearing on the pitmen, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

DOMANECO FORNIRASEO.

Witnesses:

W. S. HOLMAN, W. T. SHANNON.

